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“STEM refers to the disciplines of science, technology, engineering and maths, but I also think we should add Arts to the mix and talk about STEAM, as they do in Spain.

“Girls do more arts subjects but that’s important, as creative endeavours are a critical part of a great deal of design and technology.

“My nine-year-old daughter doesn’t see the difference between arts and science. She recently made a picture which included LED lights, so she built a circuit board to make them flash.

“But we have to address the problem of sexism in technology. It certainly exists in gaming.

“A new sport is professional gaming or E-sport, which is filling stadiums in South Korea and Japan. But there’s a huge disparity between the prize money for men and women, which makes no sense as power is irrelevant in gaming.

“On The Gadget Show we always try really hard to be as inclusive as possible.”

The father-of-three, who was born in Dudley, is currently training for an Iron Man triathlon with Stuart Hayes, who was the third man, with the Brownlee brothers, in Team GB at the 2012 Olympics.

The Gadget Show Live is at Birmingham NEC from April 8-12. For tickets ring 0844 338 8000 or click here.